Example - calculating income changes - non-beneficiaries
A single 26 year old non-beneficiary client getting $750.00 before tax per week has applied for an Accommodation Supplement to help pay their rent of $180.00 per week in Area 1.
Income before tax | $750.00 |
Determine non-beneficiary income threshold | |
Less non-beneficiary income threshold (as at 1 April 2026) | $693.00 |
Equals | $57.00 |
Round down to the nearest whole dollar | $57.00 |
Multiplied by 25% or 0.25 | $14.25 |
Reduce the Accommodation Supplement payable by this total | $14.25 |
Calculating the Accommodation Supplement before income reduction
Accommodation costs (Rent) | $180.00 |
Less cost of part of property not lived in | $0 |
Less accommodation income | $0 |
$180.00 | |
Less entry threshold (as at 1 April 2026) | $93.00 |
Equals | $87.00 |
The client is eligible for up to 70% of $87.00 (0.7 x $87.00 = $60.90) | $60.90 |
Accommodation Supplement payable after income reduction
Accommodation Supplement | $60.90 |
Less reduction due to income | $14.25 |
Equals | $46.65 |
Round up to the nearest dollar | $47.00 |
Accommodation Supplement payable (as at 1 April 2026) | $47.00 |
In this case the client is eligible for $47.00 per week Accommodation Supplement.
For more information see:
Legislation
- Income-based reductions to assessed base rate for non-beneficiary regulation 18 Social Security Regulations 2018
